Mellows, Harold Sidney
Flying Officer Harold Sidney Mellows, R.A.F.V.R. died as the result of a flying accident in November 1941. He was educated at Eastbourne College, Queen’ s College, Cambridge and at King’ s. He was a keen sportsman and was in the K.C.H. Rugby fifteen. During 1935 he was treasurer of K.C.H. Gazette. After being House Surgeon at King’ s he went into practice at West Wickham, Kent.
Flying Officer Harold Sidney Mellows, R.A.F.V.R., died in November, aged 31. He was the son of the late Alderman W. M. and Mrs. Mellows, and received his medical education at King's College Hospital, qualifying M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. in 1935. He also took the Cambridge degrees of B.Chir. in 1936 and M.B. in 1937. After holding the post of house-surgeon at King's College Hospital he settled in practice at West Wickham, Kent. He entered the R.A.F.V.R. as flying officer in 1940. BMJ Nov.29th 1941
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Mellows |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Harold Sidney |
| Date of birth | 1910 |
| Place of birth | Croydon Registration District |
| Family details | Son of William Montague Mellows and Florence Edith Mellows; husband of Rosalind Mary Mellows, of Sanderstead, Surrey. |
| Previous education | Eastbourne College; Queen’ s College, Cambridge |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.B., B.Ch. (Cantab.). |
| Military unit | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 115 Squadron |
| Date enlisted | 1940 |
| Service number | 87329 |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 11/11/1941 |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Rank at death | Flight Lieutenant |
| Burial place | Marham Cemetery, Norfolk |
| Sources | King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |